BBC News Middle East correspondent Alan Johnston was kidnapped by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on March 12, 2007 and was held captive for 114 days. Johnston was not harmed by his captors until shortly before his release when they roughed him up "a bit."
Captivity Timeline
- March 12, 2007: Johnston is kidnapped
- March 26, 2007: Johnston becomes the longest held foreign captor in Gaza in two years
- April 15, 2007: Unconfirmed reports surfaced that Johnston was murdered
- May 8, 2007: A video tape from Johnston's kidnappers was sent to Al Jazeera
- July 3, 2007: Johnston was released to Hamas officials
